1A Region 1 Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Luke Finney Has Career Rushing Day
Starting off the list is Tupelo Christian Prep's Luke Finney, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. On Friday Finney made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss), good enough to also set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process. He also punched in five rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Tupelo Christian Prep is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
Tupelo Christian Prep's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-5. Finney and Tupelo Christian Prep will take on Baldwyn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 88.68
A Season-Best Effort from Jayden Mcgee Leads Thrasher over Tupelo Christian Prep
Sadly, Jayden McGee posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Thrasher over Tupelo Christian Prep on Friday. McGee rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 140 yards on only 13 passes, good enough to set a new career-high in rushing yards in the process.
Thrasher is on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9. McGee will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Biggersville on Thursday.
Gamescore: 50.63
Terrell Robinson Delivers Best Performance of Season
Baldwyn was led to victory by Terrell Robinson, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Robinson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
The win was the fifth in a row for Baldwyn, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Robinson and Baldwyn will face off against Tupelo Christian Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gamescore: 40.40
James Thomas Makes It Two for Tupelo Christian Prep
Another Tupelo Christian Prep player making an appearance on this list is James Thomas. He picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
This season, Thomas has caught 5 touchdowns while averaging 40.2 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 40.33
Jeb Brown Turns in Season-Best Performance
Tupelo Christian Prep was led to victory by Jeb Brown, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Brown rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 103 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
For the year, Brown has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 98 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 0.22 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 31.78 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.42
Other Notable Players
- Dy'Lan Johnson: 67 yards passing; 63 yards rushing (Gamescore: 24.87)
- Titus Moore: 1.5 sacks and 9 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 21.75)
- Gray Earnest: 59 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 18.15)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
